Samuel de Champlain

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Samuel de Champlain

• By Josh Davis and Jeremy Brumfield

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The life of Samuel de Champlain

• Born in Brouage, France around 1567
• Died from a stroke in 1635 on Christmas
• He was a French explorer
• He was in the army and became a quartermaster of
  cavalry

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Why?

• On his first expedition, Champlain went to make
  an accurate map of Hudson Bay to the Great Lakes
  in 1603
• In 1604, Champlain sailed to North America again,
  he was looking for a place where the French could
  have a permanent settlement. He remained there
  for three years

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Why? (cont.)

• On his third trip in 1608, Champlain founded the
  city of Quebec along the St. Lawrence River
• Quebec is one of the oldest cities in Canada

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War, what is it good for?

• Champlain first meet the Algonquin Indians along
  the St. Lawrence River on his first expedition
  and they became allies and traded
• When Champlain returned, the Algonquians were
  preparing for battle against the Iroquois,
  Champlain decided to help

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War Part IIEpic Win

• That was the first time the Iroquois had ever
  seen gunpowder
• It is said that once Champlain shot his gun, he
  killed two Iroquois leaders and the others were
  so scared they fled

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Ships

• Samuel De Champlain had five ships

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Family

• Father was a ship captain
• Uncle was a pilot general of the Spanish fleets

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Facts

• Lake Champlain was named after him
• He was a protestant which was uncommon in France
  those days

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After

• He spent a lot of time traveling back and forth
  from Quebec to France
• He also tried to spread Christianity to Native
  Americans
• In 1629, Quebec was captured by England and
  Champlain was taken prisoner
• In 1633, Canada was returned to France and
  Champlain spent the rest of his life in Quebec

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Sources

• www.warof1812trail.com
• http//www.samueldechamplain.com/
• www.thinkquest.org
• www.sonofthesouth.net
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com

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THE END

• ALL CREDITS BY JEREMY BRUMFIELD AND JOSH
  DAVISBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!